By Sahar Chmais

Hays County businesses received millions of dollars in funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), even though many businesses did not participate in it or found difficulty navigating the system. Now that PPP loans will be making a reappearance to aid more businesses through these financially difficult times, it is time to look over how some businesses in the county secured these funds for their businesses.

About 30%, or $284 billion, of the $900 billion of the COVID relief b...